![]() ![]() Introduced, King, Flinders & Kangaroo Island Introduced, King, Flinders & Rottnest Island Introduced, King, Rottnest & Furneaux Islands Three species are native to Australia, and five commonly domesticated species are feral, with most established populations persisting on offshore islands. Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad, relatively short wings. Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies. Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Brown quail King quailĨ species recorded Odontophoridae are not native to Australia, but feral populations of one species survive in external territories and possibly the mainland. Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Numididae are not native to Australia, but feral populations of one species exist in Queensland. They are commonly referred to as "mound-builders" due to their habit of constructing large mounds to incubate their eggs. Megapodiidae are represented by various species in the Australasian region, although only three species are found in Australia. Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodiidae Australian brushturkey Malleefowl Vagrant, presumably from introduced NZ population In Australia, 30 species have been recorded, of which three have been introduced, and seven are vagrants. These are adapted for an aquatic existence, with webbed feet, bills that are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Plumed whistling ducks Musk duck Black swan Pink-eared duck Pacific black duckģ0 species recorded The single species is found across Australia. It was an early and distinctive offshoot of the anseriform family tree, diverging after the screamers and before all other ducks, geese and swans, sometime in the late Cretaceous. The family contains a single species, the magpie goose. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anseranatidae Magpie goose at Fogg Dam in the Northern Territory However, genetic evidence from 2011 suggests that all three are conspecific. The extinct, geographically isolated King and Kangaroo Island emus were historically considered to be separate species to mainland emus. Another two species are found in New Guinea. This family of flightless ratite birds is represented by two living species in Australia. Order: Casuariiformes Family: Casuariidae Emu This order is not native to Australia, but feral populations of one species have become established in South Australia and possibly on the New South Wales/Victoria border. Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidae Southern cassowary Bird names and other wording follows that convention. This list uses British English throughout. Supplemental updates follow The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. Their system has been developed over nearly two decades and has strong local support, but deviates in important ways from more generally accepted schemes. The taxonomy originally followed is from Christidis and Boles, 2008. There have been three comprehensive accounts: the first was John Gould's Birds of Australia, the second Gregory Mathews, and the third was the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (1990-2006). 975 extant and extinct species are listed. It excludes species only present in captivity. The list includes introduced species, common vagrants and recently extinct species. The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie and Heard/McDonald. This is a list of the wild birds found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories, but excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory. ![]()
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